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- Date: Thu, 31 May 2012 05:39:51 +0100
- From: Nava Whiteford <new@example.com>
- Subject: Re: [Lingo] Usage of "should"
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> Interesting. I have both used "should" this way and heard it used this > way quite often. Then again, I don't live in the US. > > This version of "should" has a useful nuance that "if" just doesn't carry. I've heard it used this way in the UK quite a lot, but in slightly more formal situations. I would for example, find the following reply a little formal: 1: Shall we grab a coffee later? 2: We can have a coffee later, should we have time.
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